N16 postcode area guide — Hackney

Where is N16?

Broadband & internet speeds in N16

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the N16 postcode district (Hackney) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,092 postcodes Ofcom measures in N16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.3%.

Around 0% of premises in N16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in N16

Run a speed test to see what you're actually getting, or check your exact postcode.

Mobile signal around Hackney

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hackney district (130,225 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in N16

Police recorded 1,175 incidents within about a mile of the centre of N16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in N16

Based on 387 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in N16 is £545,000, down 6.5% on the previous year (£583,000).

Latest recorded sales in N16

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Hackney demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Hackney district (259,149 residents, 106,081 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around N16

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in N16

488 rated food businesses operate in N16. 273 hold the top rating of 5, 80 are rated 4, and 23 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 01Adana Restaurant, Army & Navy Public House, Babsang Newington, Ege Supermarket, Newington Green Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in N16

From a sample of 279 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 N16 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Hackney

Landlines around N16 typically use:

Had a call from an unknown number? Use our free UK phone number checker to see who called.

What's it like living in N16?

Postcodes in N16

Neighbouring districts

All North London (N) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.